Bletchington railway station
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Bletchington railway station is a disused station located in the hamlet of Enslow over 1 mile east of the village of Bletchingdon
which gave the station its final name. The station had a number of names during its period of operation, 'Woodstock', 'Woodstock Road' and 'Kirtlington'.
. The line opened as far as on 2 September 1850, and there were three intermediate stations, the southernmost being Woodstock Road. Upon the opening of a different station named Woodstock Road
in 1855, this station was renamed Kirtlington; and following rebuilding it was renamed for a final time on 11 August 1890, becoming Bletchington. It is possible that the original name of this station was Woodstock, becoming Woodstock Road in May 1851 or 1852.
The station was closed to passengers on 2 November 1964, and to goods on 21 June 1965. Although the station building survives much of the station site is now occupied by an industrial estate.
Bletchingdon
Bletchingdon is a village and civil parish north of Kidlington and southwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-Manor and estates:...
which gave the station its final name. The station had a number of names during its period of operation, 'Woodstock', 'Woodstock Road' and 'Kirtlington'.
History
The Oxford and Rugby Railway planned a railway between those two points, which was authorised on 4 August 1845; construction begain in 1846, but before any portion was open, it was absorbed by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
. The line opened as far as on 2 September 1850, and there were three intermediate stations, the southernmost being Woodstock Road. Upon the opening of a different station named Woodstock Road
Kidlington railway station
Kidlington railway station opened in 1852 on the Oxford and Rugby Railway to serve the adjacent Oxfordshire village of Kidlington, and act as a railhead for the town of Woodstock, away...
in 1855, this station was renamed Kirtlington; and following rebuilding it was renamed for a final time on 11 August 1890, becoming Bletchington. It is possible that the original name of this station was Woodstock, becoming Woodstock Road in May 1851 or 1852.
The station was closed to passengers on 2 November 1964, and to goods on 21 June 1965. Although the station building survives much of the station site is now occupied by an industrial estate.